Deadly Attack on Migrants Highlights Issue of Labour Abuse in Italy
- On Monday, four migrants working as fruit pickers in southern Italy were burned to death in a van in Amendolara, Calabria, sparking national soul-searching over labour exploitation.
- The victims had argued with their gangmasters over unpaid wages; survivor Taj Mohammad Alamyar said they were promised $52 for eight hours of work but received no money since April 20.
- Public prosecutor Alessandro D'Alessio, leading the investigation, told reporters on Wednesday, "In 30 years of work, I have never seen such cruelty." Surveillance cameras showed two people setting the van alight before fleeing.
- Calabria regional president Roberto Occhiuto called the event "an appalling story," stating Italy must confront its responsibilities toward vulnerable migrants and the value of human dignity.
- The attack coincided with new European Union rules allowing countries to send rejected asylum seekers to "return hubs" outside the bloc, a move rights groups warn could enable further abuses.
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The owner of the farm where they picked strawberries says he doesn't know if they were exploited by corporals.
Four immigrant rural workers were burned alive inside a van in the Calabria region of southern Italy in a crime that shocked the country and rekindled discussions about the exploitation of foreign labour in the countryside. The attack occurred on Monday (1), in the service area of the city of Amendolara, on the banks of State Highway 106, known as Jonica. Two Pakistani citizens were detained less than 24 hours later, accused of the murders, acco…
A terrible crime in Amendolara, Calabria, has shaken all over Italy: four immigrant farm workers were burned alive inside a car at a gas station on State Highway 106 (the Ionian) after asking their contractors to pay their daily wages and rebel. Last Monday, two 31-year-old Pakistani men, identified as Safeer Ahmed and Ali Raza, were arrested as alleged perpetrators of the multiple murder. Security cameras at the service station were key to link…
Surveillance cameras show two people blocking car doors from the outside while presumably throwing flammable liquid and setting fire to the vehicle Read
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